Interior design

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Having lounged on Habitat furniture as a kid, to taking my kids today, Habitat has been a great part of my interiors experience growing up and helped shape my own sense of style as a young adult. I am happy to celebrate this iconic British store and hope it has many more years of success. Launched in 1964 by Terence Conran, his wife Caroline, Editor of Queen magazine, businessman Philip Pollock and fashion model Pagan Taylor, Habitat introduced the idea that shopping for post war furniture could be cool, beautiful and affordable. 1960’s fashion was creating a storm and interiors were pretty drab in comparison. The Habitat team had the vision to revolutionise interiors shopping with colourful, stylish and affordable furniture for a new…

The beauty of Chelsea Harbour Design Centre is choice. The design houses use the latest technologies and highest quality materials to bring you collections from the traditional to the contemporary. There is a confident, relaxed feel in the air here and your imaginations desires can be limitless. Here are some of my favourite photos from over 200 I took on the day! I hope they give you a little seasonal inspiration. If you would like the names of any of the fabrics or suppliers, just ask.

Deciding which colour scheme you can live with is not a simple process. Thinking about a space as a flowering garden or a favourite painting is a good way to inspire and interpret a scheme you can live with. If you are unfamiliar with colour wheels and the law of colour then this is pretty safe way of ensuring you will not create an eyesore. I have been going through a beige stage for about 2 years. I have overpowered our apartment, walls, doors and woodwork in ‘Rum Caramel 4’ by Dulux, which is a great colour, but the rum/caramel goodness is not as sweet as it was 6 months ago. We already know colours have a great impact on how we feel. Pink…

My parents were hippies in the 60’s so I am fairly familiar with tie dye though I seem to have narrowly escaped having to wear any as a child. My mother was far too busy letting me run around naked with flowers and beads in my hair to worry about clothes in the summer and in the winter I was always given a pair of sensible brown or orange cord flares to wear which I disliked with a passion. Inspired by dip dye, I did my hair about a year ago, I love it and want to experiment with some colours but my corporate day job sadly won’t allow this so I am interested in trying some techniques at home and found some great…

In order to house my unquenchable love of textiles, lighting and furniture I have painted my apartment “Rum caramel’ a neutral base by Dulux which works beautifully with wood, marble (hypothetically) and gold/brass/copper. It also provides a great base to inject colour in some rooms to avoid it feeling like we live in a mushroom. The fluidity of the neutral base colour unites the apartment and I am free to experiment with accessories and furniture without it looking like a fairground. This room follows the same rules with a grey base and artwork which greets you like a confident handshake and a Mona Lisa smile. Again, the balance here is perfect. The pale grey provides the perfect backdrop for an eclectic mix of interesting…